Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2012SMU
Cole Loftin
WR • 6'0" • Aledo, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Cole Loftin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Cole Loftin built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Aledo, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Cole Loftin's career was his receiving role: 14 catches, 141...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Cole Loftin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · SMU. Cole Loftin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 141
- Receptions
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Cole Loftin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 141
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Aledo · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Aledo · 40 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 66 receiving yards · WR 632nd (top 72%) · Conference USA 107th (top 62%) · National 1,059th (top 59%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 82.8 |
| 2009 Postseason | SMU | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 57.1 |
Related Context
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Cole Loftin played WR for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cole Loftin recorded 141 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
SMU paired 52 primary output with 69.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · SMU
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
52
Efficiency
69.3
Usage
25
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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All Games52 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
69.3 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9/21 | vs TCU | L 7-48 | — | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 1 | 21 |
Player Story
Cole Loftin story
Cole Loftin built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Aledo, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Cole Loftin's career was his receiving role: 14 catches, 141 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 203 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cole Loftin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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SMU
2008-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | SMU | 52 | 69.3 | 25 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | SMU | 23 | 45 | 7.5 | -29 |
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 23 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | -23 |
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 66 | 71.7 | 7.1 | 66 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 4 · L 7-48
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
52
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
52 receiving yards with a 69.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 9 · W 44-13 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
75.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ TCU
Week 5 · L 14-39
19
Receiving Yards
67.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs TCU
Week 5 · L 16-24
13
Receiving Yards
49.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Houston
Week 8 · W 72-42 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
40 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · SMU
52 primary output · 69.3 efficiency · 25 usage
82.8
#2
2012 Regular Season · SMU
57.1
66 primary · 71.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · SMU
41.6
23 primary · 45 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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